Michael Sims

Michael Sims’s books include Adam’s Navel, which was a New York Times Notable Book, and The Story of Charlotte’s Web, which The Washington Post and several other venues chose as a best book of the year. His books have been widely translated and he writes regularly for national periodicals.

By Michael Sims

son Vance

A Son Teaches His Father About the Magic of Swing Sets

By Michael Sims

As the father of a ten-year-old, I find myself talking constantly with teachers and therapists, joining autism groups, attending school board meetings, speaking out against the censorship of school library books. I taught Vance to hold a fork; he taught me how to stay connected with the rest of humanity.

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